Dr. Basia Marcks

Amid POTUS' efforts to roll back ocean protections and eliminate @noaa.gov research, Members of Congress are taking charge to protect our oceans.

TY @rephuffman.bsky.social and other champions fighting for responsible ocean policy, science-based decisions, and international leadership.

SpaceX rocket cargo project puts Pacific seabirds in jeopardy A project proposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many seabirds that nest at the wildlife refuge, according to biologists and experts who have spent more than a decade working to protect them.

You guys they are not stopping at penguin tariffs - no seabird appears to be safe.

"'The nests and the birds there are just going to be kind of vaporized,' Baker said." www.reuters.com/technology/s...

🚨Ocean Alert: @naturalresources.bsky.social are holding an issues forum to address Trump/Musk’s attacks on @noaa.gov and discuss impacts to communities and economies across the country.

RSVP here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Advice for talking to the media as a conservation scientist: Part 2, mechanics of the interview By  David Shiffman and Brett Favaro. Many environmental scientists understand that there is value in communicating about their work through the media, as publicity can help raise public awareness o…

Here's part two of my series with @brettfavaro.bsky.social on tips for speaking to journalists as a scientist, this week focusing on things every scientist should know about how interviews work (and do not work). Please read and share!

www.southernfriedscience.com/advice-for-t... 🧪#SciComm

What a privilege to have learned from @repraulgrijalva.bsky.social as a Knauss Fellow.

As a leader of @naturalresources.bsky.social, Rep. Grijalva tirelessly fought to protect our ocean and communities. He is a man of immense character. Our work moving forward builds off of his tremendous legacy.

Who else hates that Republicans in Congress are pushing for a devastating #governmentshutdown or a bill that turns our science agency budgets into a #slushfund for Trump/Musk? 🙋‍♀️

@democrats.senate.gov must defend science and staff at NOAA, NASA, and NSF by voting no on the CR.

As a US taxpayer, NOAA costs you roughly $3 per month.

The cost of an AccuWeather Premium subscription, which relies entirely on NOAA data to function, is $3.99 per month.

Privatizing NOAA is a bad deal.

Gutting the Department of the Interior & NOAA won't lower the cost of anything—it'll just make it easier for:
💰 Polluters to drill on your public lands
💰 Big Oil to bury climate science
💰 Billionaires to get even richer

6/ @noaa.gov delivers remarkable value to American taxpayers. Dismantling it is an incredibly dangerous decision. Our elected officials need to hear from you: how do these attacks on ocean science and NOAA's services impact you? Do you value accurate weather forecasts and a healthy ocean? Speak up!

5/ What's happened so far? On Day 1 Trump cut off many of NOAA's grants, then Doge entered NOAA HQ where they accessed IT systems and started censoring the agency's work, just last week hundreds of NOAA's experts were fired without cause, and now DOGE is trying to cancel NOAA's leases across the US.

4/ Maybe the worst news of all: Our oceans are facing a new threat. DOGE is attacking NOAA. NOAA monitors ocean health, protects marine life, and prepares communities for sea level rise. Losing NOAA would be devastating.

Ocean extremes as a stress test for marine ecosystems and society - Nature Climate Change In 2023–2024, widespread marine heatwaves associated with record ocean temperatures impacted ocean processes, marine species, ecosystems and coastal communities, with economic consequences. Despite wa...

3/ In less good news: Marine heatwaves are on the rise and they are stressing out marine life. In the last two years our ocean experienced 3.5X the number of marine heatwaves than in normal years, leading to coral bleaching, fish kills and altered weather patterns. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Continued Atlantic overturning circulation even under climate extremes - Nature Climate models suggest that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is unlikely to collapse this century, owing to stabilization from wind-driven upwelling in the Southern Ocean.

2/ In positive ocean news, if you've been worried about the collapse of major ocean current systems due to warming water and melting ice, new research suggests our ocean currents may be stronger than we thought. They may slow down but they will keep on moving. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

State of the Union? I'm more interested in the State of the Ocean. How is our ocean you ask? It's a mixed bag. 🧵

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Trump is going to bury us in a mountain of malarkey during his address to Congress tomorrow night

These are the people who are going to call out his bullshit

Give them all a follow

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ICYMI: Hundreds of supporters and former staff of @noaa.gov showed up to NOAA HQ this morning to show support for those whose jobs were illegally terminated last week. Lots of good company uniting under 💩-y circumstances. Sending love to current and former NOAA staff who do so much to keep us safe 💙

Save NOAA Stop DOGE · Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund The Trump Administration and Elon Musk continue to recklessly demonize dedicated federal workers who provide critical services everyday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who ...

Did Jimmy Vance wake up this morning and thank NOAA for the weather report?

No?

Then join us in Silver Spring this morning

www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfu...

I literally can’t think of something lamer than hating the ocean

Save NOAA Stop DOGE · Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund The Trump Administration and Elon Musk continue to recklessly demonize dedicated federal workers who provide critical services everyday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who ...

SPREAD THE WORD: On Monday, March 3rd at 10 am Congressional leaders and advocates will gather at NOAA HQ in Silver Spring, MD (right at the Silver Spring Metro stop) to tell Trump and Musk to keep their hands off of NOAA. www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfu...

Great work on this article Dr. Hidayat!

Add this to your task list: Submit comments against the proposed rule change to suspend the CEQ in compliance with EO 14154" Unleashing American Energy

tl:dr - They're gonna kneecap the NEPA so they can drill, baby, drill

March 27th is the deadline. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

SIGN ON: Letter to Protect NOAA Dear Members of Congress, The businesses, organizations, and institutions signed below strongly urge you to oppose actions by the Trump administration to dismantle, privatize, or significantly diminis...

No one else can do what @noaa.gov does.

That’s why we must fight back against efforts to dismantle or privatize it.

377 organizations and businesses are urging Congress to take action to protect #NOAA and the crucial services it provides. Will you join us? #OceanAlert

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Hearings | House Committee on Natural Resources

🙋 Who else wants a healthy ocean full of vibrant marine life? 🐋🪼🐙🐬🐢🦭🪸

Tune in tomorrow and let House Natural Resources Committee Members know you support the ESA and MMPA. We need these laws to protect our ocean from POTUS' #spillbabyspill agenda. 🛢️🏭

naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eve...

Thanks Angelo! Ocean people unite 🌊

Greetings, making the switch from the other place to Bluesky. Happy to see my feed is full of great content again and looking forward to connecting with folks on all things ocean, climate, Earth and more 💙